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2003 Chevrolet CAVALIER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

678 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

63,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2003 model year. Data updated: . 553 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel System, Gasoline is the most frequently named component, appearing in 193 of 678 complaints (28.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Fuel system concerns35151.8%
Engine operation13519.9%
Braking behavior7611.2%
Steering behavior426.2%
Electrical and battery issues345.0%
Transmission and shifting152.2%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel System, Gasoline
193
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
162
Electrical System
57
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel
31
Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal
31
Engine And Engine Cooling
28
Fuel System, Other
23
Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights
18
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Fuel System, Gasoline193
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump162
Electrical System57
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel31
Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal31
Engine And Engine Cooling28
Fuel System, Other23
Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights18

Fuel System, Gasoline: 193; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump: 162; Electrical System: 57; Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel: 31; Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal: 31; Engine And Engine Cooling: 28; Fuel System, Other: 23; Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights: 18

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
81
25,000 to 49,999
92
50,000 to 74,999
197
75,000 to 99,999
108
100,000 to 149,999
58
150,000 and above
17
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00081
25,000 to 49,99992
50,000 to 74,999197
75,000 to 99,999108
100,000 to 149,99958
150,000 and above17

Under 25,000: 81; 25,000 to 49,999: 92; 50,000 to 74,999: 197; 75,000 to 99,999: 108; 100,000 to 149,999: 58; 150,000 and above: 17

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (197). 125 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2002
1
2003
42
2004
66
2005
42
2006
17
2007
105
2008
179
2009
86
2010
49
2011
35
2012
11
2013
10
2014
13
2015
10
2016
7
2018
2
2021
2
2025
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20021
200342
200466
200542
200617
2007105
2008179
200986
201049
201135
201211
201310
201413
201510
20167
20182
20212
20251

2002: 1; 2003: 42; 2004: 66; 2005: 42; 2006: 17; 2007: 105; 2008: 179; 2009: 86; 2010: 49; 2011: 35; 2012: 11; 2013: 10; 2014: 13; 2015: 10; 2016: 7; 2018: 2; 2021: 2; 2025: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel System, Gasoline leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 351 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 135 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 76 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10017411 · 2003-04-23 (April 23, 2003)

THE VEHICLES FUEL PUMP SYSTEM HAD A HIGH PITCH FREQUENCY (DRAWING TO MUCH POWER). THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10017411 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10042333 · 2003-11-05 (November 5, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 60 MPH VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. THEN VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER DRIVER SAT AND WAITED A WHILE.*AK THIS OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. *PH *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10042333 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10039337 · 2003-09-23 (September 23, 2003)

VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. FRONT END HAS POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING. REAR END MAKE LOUD NOISE WHEN WEIGHT IN PUT ON IT (EX. ENTERING AND DEPARTING VEHICLE CABIN). ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN (MANUAL...PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RPM'S DROP-OFF CAUSING A STALL). TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE LATTER PROBLEM.

Owner-reported narrative. 2,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10039337 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10046420 · 2003-11-05 (November 5, 2003)

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10046420 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10010700 · 2003-03-18 (March 18, 2003)

ON MODERATE INCLINES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ROLLS BACKWARDS AND CONTINUES, EVEN ACCELERATES UNTIL YOU BRAKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH SAY THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE AND IS NOT A DEFECT. THE COMPUTER MODULE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED FOR OTHER REASONS BUT THIS UNSAFE DEFECT CONTINUES. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10010700 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011851 · 2003-03-27 (March 27, 2003)

THE BRAKES GRIND/SQUEAKED WHEN USED FOR THE FIRST TIME EACH DAY. THE BRAKES WERE ALSO SENSITIVE AND GRABBED ON OCCASION. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION. *NLM *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10011851 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10042348 · 2003-11-05 (November 5, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER'S CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS FROM THE NECK DOWN. *AK THE SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO LOCK. *PH *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 12,603 miles reported. Look up ODI 10042348 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10049266 · 2003-12-05 (December 5, 2003)

WHEN COASTING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING CLUTCH, CAR IDLE SPEED WILL DROP BELOW THE NORMAL IDLE SPEED OF 800 RPM. SOMETIMES, THE IDLE SPEED WILL BOUNCE AROUND BETWEEN 400 RPM AND 800 RPM. OTHER TIMES, THE ENGINE WILL STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WILL USUALLY OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE FIXING ITSELF. THE STALLING ENGINE IS A CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE LOST OF POWER STEERING MAKING TURNS. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049266 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10039926 · 2003-09-12 (September 12, 2003)

THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. THE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALER SHIP NOTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET WAS MELTED. FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10039926 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10059837 · 2004-02-26 (February 26, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HEATER DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND HEATER WAS REPLACED. ALSO, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTION WIRES. ON ANOTHER OCCASION ENTIRE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SOCKETS. IN ALL, VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES IN SEVEN MONTHS.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 15 miles reported. Look up ODI 10059837 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10026850 · 2003-07-09 (July 9, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL START TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10026850 at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

678 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

81.6%Usable mileage553 / 678 records
98.4%Valid incident date667 / 678 records
100.0%Valid filing date678 / 678 records
98.2%Ordered incident and filing dates666 / 678 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
Electrical System
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.5%
ODI 482157

PROBLEM W/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSES DOOR LOCKS TO CLICK/DOME AND ABS LIGHT TO COME ON/HEATER TO FAIL, ALSO CAUSES STARTING PROBLEMS. *AW

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41.5%
ODI 10247351 · 48,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. LATER THAT DAY, THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE T…

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112.2%
ODI 10025397

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. WHILE ACCELERATING ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP - THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN TIME AND I WAS NOT DRIVING THAT FAST. ALSO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE.

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152.8%
ODI 10009896

THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, AND STALLED. THE SPARK PLUGS MELTED. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE HEAD WARPED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE INTERNAL EXHAUST HEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH, REMOVED THE HEAD AND RESURFACED. THE ELECTRIC FANS DON'T TURN ON. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FAN RELAY, ECT SENSOR, AND FUSIBLE LINK SHORTED(REMOVED REPLACED). THE VEHICLE HAD SURGED AND DIED OUT. THE SENSOR CONNECTOR CLIP BROKEN AND WAS REPLACED. THE CONSOLE UNDER THE RADIO HAD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, DUE TO MULTIPLE DTC PLUGS FOULED. THE VACUUM LIN…

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123.5%
ODI 10020329

WHILE DRIVING IN WARM WEATHER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED UP AGAIN. *NLM

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145.8%
ODI 10006813

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SPRINGFIELD MO., I ONLY HAD 8 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I LIVE IN ROLLA WHICH IS ONLY 110 MILES AT THE MOST. I DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND THE MILEAGE SHOWED 265 MILES, TWICE THE MILEAGE. ALSO, THE CAR SHAKES AND GRINDS WHEN STARTING. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THAT WAS WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES. FUEL LINES OR SOMETHING SMELLS HEAVY WITH GAS. MY CAR EATS GAS MORE THAN MY ASTRO VAN. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE PUT THREE COOLING SYSTEMS IN THIS CAR THEY SAID WAS WRONG. FUSES KEEP BU…

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227.0%
ODI 10003383 · 53,000 mi

MY CAR BEGUN CUTTING OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON OR ABOUT THIS DATE. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER ON 11/27/02 AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL LINE. ON 12/02/02 IT WAS STILL CUTTING OF SO I TOOK IT BACK. THIS TIME THEY CHANGED THE WIRES, PLUGS, AND 02 SENSERS. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT IT IS NOW 01/25/03 AND MY CAR IS STILL CUTTING OFF. I HAVE BEEN TO THIS DEALERSHIP (SIR WALTER CHEVROLET - RALEIGH NC) SEVENTEEN TIMES. THEY HAVE CHANGED SEVERAL MAJOR PARTS.( CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, 2 CATYLIC CONVERTERS, MODULES, AND OTHER PARTS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND…

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2610.7%
ODI 10000452 · 44,896 mi

CIGARETTE LIGHTER SHOOTING SPARKS, BLOWING FUSES, DAMAGED CELL PHONE CHARGER

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2010.2%
ODI 10010217

COMPRESSOR NEVER WORKED WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT. LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL CONTINUALLY SHORTED OUT, A WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

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578.4%
ODI 10039926

THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. THE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALER SHIP NOTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET WAS MELTED. FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

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10933.0%
ODI 10104706 · 1,000 mi

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASE (PURCHASED NEW) CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES, PRE-SET RADIO STATIONS CHANGE AT TIMES, AND INTERIOR LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND OFF BY ITSELF AT TIMES. *NM

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14149.1%
ODI 10168174

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER BUYING THE CAR, MY BREAK LIGHT COMES ON AND MY BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND WAS ALSO TOLD I PROBABLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND OUT FROM THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I HAD TO GO BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM. NOW, AS IN TODAY, 6 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING IS GOING ON. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *NM

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
11.8%
ODI 843023

WHILE TRAVELING THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMANTION. *AK

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3828.4%
ODI 10101990

THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE ABS LIGHT WHICH COST $700.00. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER A SECOND TIME BECAUSE THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD AGAIN COST HIM $ BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK *SC *JB

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2718.5%
ODI 480365

THERMOSTAT REPLACED DUE TO LOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING. *SKD

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4320.3%
ODI 10091902 · 38,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT LLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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165.9%
ODI 517607

ABS BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

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357.0%
ODI 509353

COMPUTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL; ALSO ABS BRAKES GRIND/REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *AK

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305.6%
ODI 10146874

I HEARD OF A RECENT RECALL CONCERNING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON GM VEHICLES. IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY SON''S 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR, FOR NO REASON THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP SAFELY. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE AND BY-PASS THE SYSTEM TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. *NM

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339.6%
ODI 10019937 · 28,250 mi

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS FAILED. *NLM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

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2510.4%
ODI 10013805 · 64,000 mi

FRONT BRAKES LOCKING AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO ABS FAILURE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALERSHIP, THE FIRST MECHANIC SAID FRONT ROTORS MIGHT BE WARPED. I REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AND PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEN THEY ADVISED ME THAT SINCE MY TIRES WERE NOT ALL THE SAME BRAND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM....NEW TIRES DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT KICKING ANY CODES OUT TO THE COMPUTER AND NO ABS LIGHT IS ON. DEALER SPOKE TO GM TECH'S AND AT THAT POINT REPLACED BOTH FRONT ABS WIRING HARNESSES. PROBLEM STILL …

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154.8%
ODI 10039847

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW A SPEED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *PH THE ABS SENSOR HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC *JB

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72.9%
ODI 744761

I KEEP TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DEFOGGER DOES NOT HELP; I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A SQUELING NOISE IN MY TIRES, AND MY STEERING COLUMN, STEERING COLUMN MAKES A HIGH PITCHED SOUND WHEN IN REVERSE; MY DRIVERS WINDOW HAS LOCKED UP ON ME TWICE; WHEN I FIRST TOOK THE CAR TO BE CHECKED FOR MY TIRES THEY SAID THE MANUFACTURE DID NOT INSTALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS CORRECTLY AND THE SAME WITH MY STEERING COLUMN AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FIX BUT THEY ARE NOT!!!!! ; …

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63.1%
ODI 10004308

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THERE IS A GRINDING AND A FLAPPING NOISE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PH *TT

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30.4%
ODI 10024326

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. *AK. ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED PH. *JB

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10.3%
ODI 10141475 · 48,540 mi

IN RAINY CONDITIONS, MY CAVALIER DOES NOT SEEM TO STOP WELL AND THE ABS IS OVERACTIVE. PUDDLES, WET ROADS, RAIN, AND SNOW SEEM TO HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON MY STOPPING ABILITIES. IN TWO DIFFERENT RAIN STORMS I HAVE ALMOST HIT A POSSUM, A COP, A TREE LIMB, OTHER CARS, AND MISSED AN INTERSECTION; NON OF WHICH HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH SPEEDING. THE LACK OF STOPPING ABILITY IS DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHERS DRIVING AROUND ME. MY CAR IS SCHEDULED FOR A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK TO FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR ANYM…

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10.3%
ODI 10130500 · 129,800 mi

DT: 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO TURN IT TOWARD THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE CURB. SHE WAS DRIVING AROUND 20-30 MPH. SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED WAS ON 7-25-05 ,AND THE LAST TIME WAS ON 7-27-05. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT …

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
59.1%
ODI 513877

HEAD GASKETS LEAK.

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53.7%
ODI 10062742 · 114,000 mi

I OWN A 1992 CHEVY CAVALIER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE 3 TIMES. ONCE A YEAR EVERY YEAR SINCE 2001. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THAT I OR ANYONE ELSE SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A HEATER CORE/ BLOWN HEAD GASKET ONCE A YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU OR CHEVY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND VERY VERY COSTLY. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS INCURRED AND TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR AND TAKE VERY G…

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1510.3%
ODI 501261

REPLACED ENGINE OIL FILTER.

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3516.5%
ODI 10039409

HEAD GASKET LEAKING NEEDED REPLACED IN1998 AT 43445, THEN STARTED LEAKING IN 2002 AT 74847.

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4918.1%
ODI 10005109 · 54,771 mi

SERVICE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995 CHEVY CAVALIER WAS NOT COVERED BY DEALER DESPITE SERVICE BULLETIN #98054 AND #98054A AND THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE HAD 54,771 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *JB

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458.9%
ODI 10014686

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB

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244.4%
ODI 10020932 · 51,000 mi

1997 CAVALIER=HEAD GASKET BECAME WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED=$900. THERMOSTAT REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE, WATER PUMP REPLACED TWICE. CAR RETURNED TO DEALER EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM INVOLVING OVERHEATING AND COOLANT LEAKS. PROBLEM CONTINUALLY REOCCURS, EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN DEEMED FINALLY REPAIRED. *AK

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123.5%
ODI 10012130

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED ANTI FREEZE, AND THE OIL PAN LEAKED OIL. *JB

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114.6%
ODI 10008325 · 61,200 mi

VALVE COVER GASKET AND HEAD GASKET BOTH FAULTY ON ENGINE AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT YET I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY RECALLS. CHEVROLET FAILS TO ADMIT TO THESE FAILURES, AND WILL NOT ASSIST. IN SAME NEIGHBORHOOD, THREE OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS HAVE REPLACED HEAD GASKETS AND CHEVROLET DOES NOTHING.*JB

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154.8%
ODI 10002601

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHIC CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

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124.9%
ODI 10018591

OIL FALLS ONTO EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD WHEN CHANGING THE FILTER, THE HEAT SHIELD IS LIKE A METAL MESH COVERING THE EXHAUST PIPE. ALWAYS BEING TOLD TO LET IT BURN OFF. NOT GOOD FOR PEOPLE WITH BREATHING DIFFICULTIES. *NLM

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84.1%
ODI 10025959 · 5,424 mi

ENGINE AND VEHICLE SPEED SOMETIMES, BUT INTERMITTENTLY, DO NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER CONTROL - VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, HAD TO RIDE BRAKES TO CONTROL SPEED. THIS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES WITH INCREASING SEVERITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME - ON THE SIXTH TIME THE VEHICLE REACHED 60MPH WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING TOUCHED. REVIEW OF ODI COMPLIANTS SHOWS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SIMILAR RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL WITH AGE. HAD PURCHASED CAR TO GIVE TO MY NEWLY LICENSED DAUGHTER, WHO, DUE TO LACK OF EXPERIENCE, WAS INITIALLY U…

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101.5%
ODI 10037447

I WAS INFORMED BY A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT CHEVROLET ON 9/5/03 THAT MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIR UNDER A "SPECIAL POLICY" RECALL. AT THE URGING OF THIS CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FROM CHEVROLET, BRUCE MITCHELL, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS NOTIFIED BY THEIR SERVICE DEPT. THAT THIS "SPECIAL POLICY" EXPIRED 7/03 AND THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $1,400 TO FIX ALL OF THE DAMAGES INCLUDING THE HEAD GASKET. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND SPOKE WITH THE SAME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESEN…

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72.1%
ODI 10108873 · 12,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAITED A WHILE THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Fuel System, Gasoline
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.7%
ODI 10071278

MAJOR FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S WATER-RESISTANT ENVELOPE: SERIOUS WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE FIREWALL, RESULTING IN RUST AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO CARPET, MOLD AND MILDEW IN CARPET AND UNDERLAY, AND UNPLEASANT ODOURS

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.4%
ODI 720483

AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH THE CAR BOGGS, LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. HAD IT TESTED AT BRAEGER CHEVROLET AND THEIR COMPUTER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANIC COULD FEEL IT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN FOUND. I FEEL THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN IT AS I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL DIE OR NOT WHILE I AM DRIVING IT.

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20.4%
ODI 10005013

WHEN CAR FUEL TANK IS READING BELOW 1/4 TANK, CAR WILL NOT START. CAR BACKFIRES, WHILE TRYING TO START AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THIS SINCE I [URCHASED THE CAR IN 1997. EVERYTIME THAT I TAKE THE CAR IN, I AM BEING TOLD IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THIS ITEM DEFINATELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT CUASE I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS CHEVY CAVELIER OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM.

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30.6%
ODI 10070754 · 48,000 mi

THE FUEL PUMP OVERHEATS WHEN IDLING AND IT WENT OUT. (NOISILY, IT SOUNDED LIKE A DENTIST'S DRILL) BEFORE GOING OUT I TOOK IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PUMPING GAS FUMES INTO THE CAB AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. BECAUSE IT IS IN THE GAS TANK IT COST ME OVER $700 TO REPLACE.

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10.3%
ODI 700824

THE CAVALIER WAS DRIVEN TO WORK BY MY DAUGHTER ON 11-09-98. SHE PARKED THE CAR AND LOCKED IT AND WENT TO WORK AT THE AFTER SCHOOL DAY CARE FOR THE YMCA. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, A PARENT ENTERED AND ASKED WHO OWNED THE CAVALIER BECAUSE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM IT'S ENGINE. BY THE TIME MY DAUGHTER RAN OUTSIDE THE CAR HAD BURST INTO FLAMES. THE SCHOOL CUSTODIANS TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BUT THEY WERE ONLY SUCCESSFUL IN PUTTING OUT THE FLAMES THAT RAN FROM MY CAR TO 2 OTHERS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY DETERMI…

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31.3%
ODI 10006813

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SPRINGFIELD MO., I ONLY HAD 8 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I LIVE IN ROLLA WHICH IS ONLY 110 MILES AT THE MOST. I DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND THE MILEAGE SHOWED 265 MILES, TWICE THE MILEAGE. ALSO, THE CAR SHAKES AND GRINDS WHEN STARTING. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THAT WAS WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES. FUEL LINES OR SOMETHING SMELLS HEAVY WITH GAS. MY CAR EATS GAS MORE THAN MY ASTRO VAN. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE PUT THREE COOLING SYSTEMS IN THIS CAR THEY SAID WAS WRONG. FUSES KEEP BU…

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72.2%
ODI 10023516

WHEN I PURCHASED MY USED 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER IN APRIL 2003 ABOUT 1 MONTH I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. AFTER PUTTING GAS IN MY CAR I WOULD DRIVE A LITTLE AND THEN THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO DOWN TO APPEAR THAT THE CAR WAS ALMOST EMPTY BUT IT WASN'T. WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF IT HAD GAS IN IT I HAD JUST PUT GAS IN IT BUT THE GAUGE DROPPED TO APPEAR TO BE ALMOST EMPTY. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD MY FUEL INJECTION WENT OUT. NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER THAT MY CAR STALLED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY TEMPERATURE G…

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124.9%
ODI 10015921 · 27,000 mi

THE VEHICLES FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. *NLM FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHEN ACTUALLY THE TANK WAS EMPTY WHICH LEFT THE CONSUMER STRANDED ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE FUEL TANK SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

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21.0%
ODI 10279492 · 60,000 mi

MY 2002 CHEVY LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS A FUEL PUMP. 3YEARS AGO I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE TOW SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND I HAD THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED NOW SINCE THEN IT RAN OK. I STILL EXPERIENCED HESITATION BUT AFTER HEARING THE COMPLAINS. I WANT TO ADD MY CONCERN. *TR

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19328.5%
ODI 10083543 · 700 mi

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT THREE TIMES THEN THE CIRCUIT SHORTED OUT. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. COLD STARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT STOP LIGHT OR STALL OUT COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER' S SIDE SPEAKER BLEW. THE CD PLAYER WOULD EJECT THE CD WHILE IT WAS PLAYING. THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR MADE NOISE. *NM

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82.4%
ODI 10073471 · 100 mi

A STRONG FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VENTS WERE USED. THIS ODOR CAUSED NAUSEA AND HEADACHES TO ANY ONE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. AT ANY TEMPERATURE, THE VEHICLE TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO CRANK UP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND BOGGED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY PICK UP SPEED AND ACT AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED EIGHT TIMES. *AK THERE WAS RATTLE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL DUE TO THE REGULATOR, THERE WAS ALSO AN INTERMITTENT NOISE ON THE PASSE…

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82.8%
ODI 10232763 · 64,000 mi

FUEL PUMP. *TR

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
11.8%
ODI 979698

THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT IN THE COLD WEATHER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

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10.7%
ODI 486945

CLUTCH FAILED. *SKD

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

20.7%
ODI 888581

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK WHILE ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED.*JB

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61.2%
ODI 10023976 · 39,500 mi

FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A LEMON. MORE THAN 5 RECALLS IN 7 YEARS. *NLM

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40.7%
ODI 10106554 · 96,000 mi

HEAD GASKET REPLACED @27000 MILES, FUEL PUMP @ 30000 AND AGAIN AT 96000 MILES. BRAKES REPLACED 2X A YEAR FOR 5 YEARS. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOESN'T SEAL PROPERLY. FAN ONLY WORKS ON SPEED 3 OR 4. *NM

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20.6%
ODI 10034508

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP.*MR THE VEHICLE BLEW FUSES AND DIDN'T START UNTIL IT SAT AND COOLED OFF WHICH WAS DUE TO THE BAG FULE PUMP. *PH

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20.8%
ODI 744749

FUEL PUMP FAILED ON EXPRESSWAY DRIVING. ENGINE ABRUPTLY DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS PUSHED TO SHOULDER OF EXPRESSWAY AND TOWED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND SENDER MODULE. *AK

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154.8%
ODI 10020358 · 9,775 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. THE OLD FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED FUEL PUMP. *JB *CB *JB

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104.1%
ODI 10047625

MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT(2001 Z24 CAVALIER) HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. PISTON RODS FAILING, FUEL PUMP LEAKING, CRANKSHAFT FAILURE, GEAR BOX BENT CAUSING ME TO ONLY START CAR IN NEUTRAL AND CAN'T PARK ON HILLS. ALSO... VALVES HAVE BROKEN NUMEROUS TIMES, ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, FUEL GAUGE WAS BROKEN, POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING, SUNROOF SHATTERED ON ME... EVERYTHING HAS BROKEN ON THIS BRAND NEW CAR I BOUGHT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME EVEN UNDER WARRANTY... I GOT A LEMON AND THEY WANT ME TO KEEP IT. SO MANY PROBLEMS I CANT…

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73.6%
ODI 10049686 · 10,000 mi

FRONT ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY, ABOUT EVERY 10000 MILES. GRINDING NOISE HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS, WHETHER IN GEAR OR COASTING & NOT BRAKE RELATED. PREMATURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. *AK

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16223.9%
ODI 10017411 · 10,000 mi

THE VEHICLES FUEL PUMP SYSTEM HAD A HIGH PITCH FREQUENCY (DRAWING TO MUCH POWER). THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
11.8%
ODI 809899

OWNER STATES THAT AFTER 45 MINUTES WHEN THE CAR WAS LEFT AFTER IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN VEHICE BLEW UP, CAUSING A MELT DOWN, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK

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43.0%
ODI 486945

CLUTCH FAILED. *SKD

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128.2%
ODI 488417

AIR INTAKE REPLACED. *SD

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83.8%
ODI 504276

ENGINE MAKES RAPPING NOISE.

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186.7%
ODI 10021261 · 81,134 mi

NUMBER ONE PISTON ROD BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW AND A BASEBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

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408.0%
ODI 10051139 · 100 mi

I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS FROM ADVANCED CARE CARE INC IN ORLANDO FLORIDA 9-23-03 THIS CAR IS A LEMON. LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH IT (WAS SOLD TO ME TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT ). *AK PROBLEMS IVE PAID TO FIX SO FAR ENGINE REPLACED HEAD JOB (BLOWN HEAD GASKET) 02 SENSOR TWICE ECM COMPUTER TWICE COIL PACK- 3 TIMES ICM 5 TIMES ENGINE STRUT TRANSMOUNT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BRAKES ROTORS MAIN ROD BEARINGS CATALYTIC CONVERTOR THEY ARE NOW SAYING IT NEEDS ANOTHER ENGINE THAT THE CRANKSHAFT IS BAD , IT IS POU…

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478.7%
ODI 10005305 · 162,800 mi

WHEN FIRST STARTED STRONG GAS FUMES IN CAR; THEN HESITATION/STALLING WHILE DRIVING, HAS GONE DEAD TWO TIMES; ROUGH IDLING.

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205.8%
ODI 541547

VEHICLE OWNED FOR 7 MONTHS. DOES NOT IDLE SMOOTHLY AND SKIPS. DOES NOT SHIFT EASILY.

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177.1%
ODI 10030292

TIMING TENSIONER KEEPS GOING OUT ON CAR. HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. *AK

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175.4%
ODI 10086323 · 8,000 mi

GROWL / MOAN TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN. *AK

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72.9%
ODI 8003141

ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OF 50+ MPH. WHEN ENGINE STALLS ALL POWER ASSIST FEATURES, I.E., POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SIX TIMES AND CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

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21.0%
ODI 10162718 · 56,000 mi

WE WERE TOLD THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT! HEAD LIGHT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING ENGINE STARED RUNNING ROUGH FEW HOURS AFTER WE DROVE OFF A CD WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE PLAYER DOOR NEEDED ALIGNMENT PARKING BRAKES NOT WORKING RIGHT. *NM

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10.1%
ODI 10202906 · 55,000 mi

CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS EITHER WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED OR WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. THE IDLE DIPS TO ABOUT 500RPM, FLUCTUATES, AND EITHER GOES BACK UP TO 900RPM OR STALLS THE CAR. RESTARTS ARE HARD. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. SOME DAYS IT'S FINE, AND OTHERS IT STALLS EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP LIGHT. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Air Bags:Frontal
11.8%
ODI 828224

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THE GURDRAIL. THE CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK

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00.0%

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10.7%
ODI 886896

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY MOTORCYCLE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS BADLY INJURED. *AK

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41.9%
ODI 545439

VEHICLE DESIGNED WITHOUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *YC

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176.3%
ODI 10097179

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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479.3%
ODI 10015837

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB

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438.0%
ODI 10005257 · 52,000 mi

VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURIES AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE.

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226.4%
ODI 10019309

THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

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187.5%
ODI 10048210 · 108,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN STERNUM AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK *CB *JB

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103.2%
ODI 10018203

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM

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114.5%
ODI 10001248

VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS IS. *JB

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63.1%
ODI 10003279 · 4,721 mi

DURING FIRST SNOW IN DEC 02, THE ABS IN MY 2MO OLD CAR ACTIVATED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE NORMAL PEDAL VIBS OCCURED, BUT THERE WAS A PATTERNED PINGING OF A SPRING AT THE PEDALS LOCATION. ALL BRAKING POWER WAS LOST DURING THIS, AND I HAD TO RUN A RED LIGHT BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP, EVEN AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE AGAIN, WITH THE SAME EFFECT (THIS ALSO OCCURED WHILE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE ON A DRY SURFACE, SO I HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE BACK WALL). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY CHECKED IT TWICE ON …

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121.8%
ODI 10031509

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

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30.9%
ODI 10094963 · 7,126 mi

VEHICLE T-BONED AT 45 MPH AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS LOCATED INSIDE THE FRONT SEAT BELTS.*AK

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00.0%

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Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.2%
ODI 10330604

SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING,AND I WAS TOLD MY THROTTLE CABLE IS JUST BARELY HANGING ON. *TR

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00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.4%
ODI 10159941

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC. 1998, AND A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. HALF OF THE NUMBERS SHOW, AND IT IS DIFFERENT EVERY TIME I START THE ENGINE. I CANNOT TELL HOW MANY MILES ARE ON MY VEHICLE, AND MY GAS GAUGE MOVES BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY... I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT IS A COMPUTER CHIP THAT IS FAULTY. I CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT! *JB

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10.3%
ODI 10161953 · 50,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC OF THE DASHBOAD WAS COMING APART AND VERY LOOSE. THIS ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSEN. ONCE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A GOOD SIZE CHUNK OF THE DASHBOARD CAME OFF.*AK

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10.4%
ODI 10194886

I BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVILIER ON JANUARY 2007 USED AT 71,000 MILES IN MARCH MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS, NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN NEAR MY HOME, AND I REALIZED THE GAUGE WAS READING WRONG. I HAD TO USE THE TRIP SETTING TO ENSURE I DIDN'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND SPENT $500 ON A NEW FUEL PUMP , THE MAN SAID THE SENSOR IN THE PUMP WAS OUT AND THE WIRES WERE DAMAGED. NOW, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ODOMETER THAT SEEMS TO BE SCRAMBLING UNLESS I PUSH ON THE COVER, I…

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00.0%

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314.6%
ODI 10208892 · 99,000 mi

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT CAN SAY THAT I AM GOING 90 WHEN I AM GOING ONLY 35 ALSO THE HEAT GAUGE NEXT TO IT WILL GO WAY OVER INTO THE SPEEDOMETER AREA WHICH THEN THEY HIT EACH OTHER WHICH CAUSES THEM TO NOT WORK PROPERLY ALSO THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK RIGHT EITHER WHEN I GET LOW ENOUGH FOR THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT TO COME ON IT WILL START GOING UP SAYING THAT I HAVE A HALF TANK OF GAS EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT I DO NOT. *TR

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6720.3%
ODI 10187680

CLUSTER IN DASH FAILED, NO GAUGES WORK. *AK

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6924.0%
ODI 10212702 · 60,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND THEN FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE AND REPAIR WERE HER RESPONSIBILITY. SHE PAID $346.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Fuel System, Gasoline59,246–89,000 mi70,000 mi189
ODI 10083543 · 700 mi

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT THREE TIMES THEN THE CIRCUIT SHORTED OUT. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. COLD STARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT STOP LIGHT OR STALL OUT COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER' S SIDE SPEAKER BLEW. THE CD PLAYER WOULD EJECT THE CD WHILE IT WAS PLAYING. THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR MADE NOISE. *NM

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ODI 10113912 · 21,000 mi

THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS, AND THE DELAERSHIP HAS CONVINCED GM, BECAUSE I WROTE GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT I AM MAKING THIS STUFF UP TO GET AN SUV. FIRST THE RADIO WASN'T WORKING, THEY PUT THE CABLE BACK ON SAID IT WAS LOOSE, ITS STILL NOT SOUNDING LIKE A RADIO SHOULD. NEXT WAS THE POPPING IN THE FRONT END, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, UNDER WARRANTY BACK BRAKES SQUEALED REAL LOUD THEY SAID IT WAS DUST I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. BACK BRAKES STILL SQUEAL, FRONT END STILL POPS LIKE A BAD CV JOINT. TRUNK WOULDN'T SHUT HAD TO KEEP SLAMMING IT…

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ODI 10194743 · 56,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. ONE MINUTE LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN TO GO IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TWICE. IT STARTED FOR A SECOND AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE THIRD …

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump53,000–76,538 mi64,000 mi147
ODI 10017411 · 10,000 mi

THE VEHICLES FUEL PUMP SYSTEM HAD A HIGH PITCH FREQUENCY (DRAWING TO MUCH POWER). THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

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ODI 10042333 · 22,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 60 MPH VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. THEN VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER DRIVER SAT AND WAITED A WHILE.*AK THIS OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. *PH *NLM

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ODI 10113043 · 500 mi

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO MONTHS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE THE DASH BOARD. THE FUEL PUMP BLEW OUT. THE HEATING A COOLING WENT BAD. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. CONSUMER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT IT IS AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. *NM

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Electrical System34,750–97,000 mi75,000 mi44
ODI 10054562 · 300 mi

WITHIN A WEEK OF RECIEVING MY CAR IT BEGAN TO STALL WHEN COMMING TO A STOP OTHERWISE IT WOULD IDLE WRONG. IF IT DID NOT DIE IT WOULD IDLE HIGH. *AK

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ODI 10063762 · 6,500 mi

THE TIRES SHAKE AND VIBRATE AROUND SIXTY MILES/HR. SO I TOOK THEM TO SAM'S CLUB TO THEIR TIRE CENTER IN DECEMBER OF 2003. THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ONE MONTH, THEN THE TIRES STARTED DOING THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER, I WENT BACK TO SAM'S CLUB AND THEY BALANCED MY TIRES AGAIN. SO HERE IT IS MARCH OF 2004, THE TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN SHAKING AND VIBRATING AROUND SIXTY MILES/HR. I CALLED GOODYEAR , THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRES, AND SAID THAT THE REA…

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ODI 10064081 · 15,804 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING AT RED LIGHTS AND WHILE I AM DRIVING IT! IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE THE CAR WILL RESTART. IT IS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD. MY CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I CAN BRING IT IN BUT THE WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THEY WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR ANYTHING. *AK

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Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel41,560–81,750 mi64,000 mi22
ODI 10208892 · 99,000 mi

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT CAN SAY THAT I AM GOING 90 WHEN I AM GOING ONLY 35 ALSO THE HEAT GAUGE NEXT TO IT WILL GO WAY OVER INTO THE SPEEDOMETER AREA WHICH THEN THEY HIT EACH OTHER WHICH CAUSES THEM TO NOT WORK PROPERLY ALSO THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK RIGHT EITHER WHEN I GET LOW ENOUGH FOR THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT TO COME ON IT WILL START GOING UP SAYING THAT I HAVE A HALF TANK OF GAS EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT I DO NOT. *TR

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ODI 10214603 · 30,000 mi

JUST DRIVING ALONG. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS TO JUMP, SLOW, SPEED UP, AND STOP. PER PHONE CONVERSATION 1/14/08 PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, NOT VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. SMCH *TR

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ODI 10218011 · 131,100 mi

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SPEEDOMETER AND THERMOSTAT GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, BUT ARE GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2003 AND THE FIRST INSTRUMENT PANEL ONE WAS REPLACED ABOUT THREE-YEARS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST TO US THEN WAS ABOUT $500. *TR

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Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal6,500–36,000 mi12,484 mi17
ODI 10037215 · 6,500 mi

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND ALREADY BOTH OF THE BACK TURN SIGNALS/BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BURNT OUT. *AK

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ODI 10048376 · 45,000 mi

THE REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT THE LIGHT BURNS THROUGH THE SOCKET WHICH CAUSES FAILURE. *PH

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ODI 10049933 · 3,000 mi

THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BURNED OUT 3 TIMES WITHIN THIS YEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE SOCKETS WERE CORRODED. *AK *SC

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Engine And Engine Cooling35,000–96,359 mi70,000 mi25
ODI 10051018 · 6,500 mi

AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP ON HOT DAY, ENGINE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AS WHEN COASTING TO A STOP. ENIGINE WILL RESTART, BUT ACCELLERATOR MUST BE DEPRESSED TO REV THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO PREVENT STALLING. IF VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED, PROBLEM WITH STALLING IS GONE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT. THE SAME PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED IN OID NUMBERS 10049266, 10039337 AND 10037496.

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ODI 10071186 · 7,000 mi

1. BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT W/IN MONTH OF EACH OTHER. IN THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST. 2. BRAKES NOISY, SEPTEMBER 3. TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN, OCTOBER 4. BRAKES NOISY, AGAIN, NOVEMBER 5. CAR TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP AND TRYING TO SPEED UP. FREAKING OUT, I PRESSED THE GAS AND MOVED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THEN PUT CAR IN PARK AND GOT IT TO START, NOVEMBER. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT I HAVE A DISFUNCTIONAL CAR THAT WHEN I DONT HAVE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ONE THING I HAVE TO GO IN TO THE DEALER FOR ANOT…

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ODI 10109489 · 32,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

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Fuel System, Other55,817–86,000 mi64,301 mi21
ODI 10227216 · 64,301 mi

ON A 4 HOUR ROAD TRIP MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 77. THEREFORE, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES HAD PASSED. HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS WAITING FOR MY BOYFRIEND TO DRIVE 2 HOURS OUT OF HIS WAY TO COME AND GET ME AND FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO TOW ME SOMEWHERE...WE FOUND A SMALL SHOP THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AWAY. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD GONE OUT ON IT. T…

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ODI 10227674 · 51,200 mi

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND MY FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 51,200 MILES. IT WAS EXTREMELY SUDDEN. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $460.46USD. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR RESPECTFULLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED ASAP. *TR

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ODI 10228307 · 56,000 mi

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2 DOOR COUPE FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING. *TR

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Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights2,249–15,675 mi8,000 mi12
ODI 10037215 · 6,500 mi

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND ALREADY BOTH OF THE BACK TURN SIGNALS/BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BURNT OUT. *AK

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ODI 10059837 · 15 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HEATER DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND HEATER WAS REPLACED. ALSO, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTION WIRES. ON ANOTHER OCCASION ENTIRE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SOCKETS. IN ALL, VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES IN SEVEN MONTHS.*AK

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ODI 10061942 · 9,500 mi

BRAKE LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE BURNED OUT 4 TIMES(LEFT 2 TIMES, RIGHT 2 TIMES) IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.*AK

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-071None
ODI 11671800

There is a recall on the vehicle I need to get fixed.

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2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 282 reports

2004: 82 complaints · 2005: 42 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2004265282
2005152742
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
200432316
200528403

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentFuel System, GasolineFuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel PumpElectrical SystemElectrical System: Instrument Cluster/PanelExterior Lighting:Turn SignalEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, OtherExterior Lighting:Brake Lights
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ODI 10226606 · 57,686 mi

MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STARTED TO STALL ON THE I-5 FREEWAY IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. I MANAGED TO COAST TO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE. I HAD TO CALL AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS THE DEALERSHIP THAT DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS REPLACED AND HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. THIS REPAIR COST ME APPROXIMATELY $800. *TR

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ODI 10226939 · 38,000 mi

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER UNDER 40000 MILES. I HEAR THIS I S PRETTY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL SO I WOULD LIKE A RECALL OPENED ON IT. *TR

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ODI 10227502 · 100,036 mi

THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT OF MY WIFE'S CAR, LEAVING HER STRANDED FOR HOURS WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING INCIDENT. *TR

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ODI 10249290 · 80,100 mi

FUEL PUMP FAILURE; CAR JUST DIED ON THE TURNPIKE; HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY; SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK; ITS MOVES ALL AROUND AND IS NOT ACCURATE; STILL NOT FIXED NEVER HAPPENS WHEN THE MECHANIC HAS IT; CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING; HAVE TO CRANK IT 2-5 TIMES TO TURN ON. STILL NOT WORKING MECHANIC CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

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ODI 10252786 · 89,000 mi

I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT COSTING ME ALMOST $800. ALSO THE MOTOR FOR TWO OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE WENT OUT. *TR

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ODI 10258897 · 92,000 mi

PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER IN SEPT. 2008 FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GO TO COLLEGE. HAD A CARFAX REPORT DONE AND FOUND NOTHING, CLEAN REPORT. 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, INST. CLUSTER WENT BAD, NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEC. 08 THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS MINE. I HAVE EVEN FOUND WEBSITES ADVERTISING TO REBUILD THE CLUSTER AS SO MANY ARE DEFECTIVE. NOW IF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH TO SEE THE MAJOR PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I FEEL THAT ENOUGH INFORMATION IS OUT ON THE INTERNET TO WARRANT …

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ODI 10276821

I HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. CLUSTER PANEL WORKS OCCASIONALLY. *TR

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ODI 10310236

THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ASSUMING IT WAS JUST THE FLOAT, I DECIDED I WOULD IGNORE IT AND USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE WENT WELL PAST FULL, INTO THE REALM OF WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TWO TANKS OF FULL, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE COULD NOT MOVE. EVENTUALLY, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WENT PAST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE (NOW AT WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TWO AND A HALF TANKS) WHICH FREED THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE TO ACTUALLY REGISTER. NOW, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE…

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ODI 10410423 · 30,000 mi

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS AS THERE ARE MANY WITH THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS, FIRST EVERY GAUGE IN MY CAR QUIT WORKING NO RPM, NO GAS GUAGE AND NO SPEEDOMETER. SECOND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR NO REASON AT ALL IT WOULD JUST STALL AT REDLIGHTS WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF, DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM, I HAVE NEARLY WRECKED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS, THE LATEST WAS TODAY I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS THAT SAY THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FAULTY PLASTIC FUEL PUMP, WHY NO RECALL THIS IS GOING TO GET SOME…

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5
ODI 10236023 · 96,359 mi

COMING HOME FROM MILWAUKEE AT 12:30 AM WITH SON AFTER SEEING RACE IN SLINGER, WI. ON INTERSTATE, CAR LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER AND BECAME DEAD. CLOSEST GM DEALERSHIP IN WATERTOWN, WI WENT OUT OF BUSINESS LAST YEAR (PER TOW TRUCK DRIVER). HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD FUEL PUMP AND A PRICE OF OVER $800. CAME TO PICK UP WITH A TRAILER AND ASKED FOR HELP PUSHING CAR ON TRAILER. THEY SAID YOU COULD DRIVE IT UP AS THE MECHANIC TAPPED THE FUEL TANK AND IT STARTED. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK A FEW TIMES LAST WEEK WITH NO PROBLE…

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ODI 10245280 · 110,200 mi

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STARTUP ISSUES AND OCCASIONAL "CHUGGING" WHILE DRIVING - SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WOULD LURCH AHEAD AT TIMES, HAS ALSO BRIEFLY STALLED AT LIGHTS. ON 10/11/08, THE CAR WOULD BRIEFLY TURN OVER AND START FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, SHUT OFF, AND AFTERWARDS REFUSED TO START. HAD CAR TOWED FROM MY RESIDENCE TO MECHANIC SHOP WHO ALERTED ME THAT FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOW. FUEL ELECTRONICS WERE FUNCTIONING AS PER COMPUTER CHECK, TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD FUEL PUMP. CAR IS AT ~110,300 MILES. HAD SPARK PLUGS, FUE…

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ODI 10275695 · 86,300 mi

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 86,300 MILES ON IT. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START ON A BUSY JULY 4TH WEEKEND ALONG I-55 NORTH BOUND NEAR LITICHFIELD, IL. I T WOULD NOT RESTART, AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN THE FACT FINDING THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. APPARENTLY THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I REQUEST THAT GM BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED AMERICAN CARS, BUT A…

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1
ODI 10113912 · 21,000 mi

THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS, AND THE DELAERSHIP HAS CONVINCED GM, BECAUSE I WROTE GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT I AM MAKING THIS STUFF UP TO GET AN SUV. FIRST THE RADIO WASN'T WORKING, THEY PUT THE CABLE BACK ON SAID IT WAS LOOSE, ITS STILL NOT SOUNDING LIKE A RADIO SHOULD. NEXT WAS THE POPPING IN THE FRONT END, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, UNDER WARRANTY BACK BRAKES SQUEALED REAL LOUD THEY SAID IT WAS DUST I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. BACK BRAKES STILL SQUEAL, FRONT END STILL POPS LIKE A BAD CV JOINT. TRUNK WOULDN'T SHUT HAD TO KEEP SLAMMING IT…

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
20
ODI 10226606 · 57,686 mi

MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STARTED TO STALL ON THE I-5 FREEWAY IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. I MANAGED TO COAST TO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE. I HAD TO CALL AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS THE DEALERSHIP THAT DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS REPLACED AND HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. THIS REPAIR COST ME APPROXIMATELY $800. *TR

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ODI 10226939 · 38,000 mi

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER UNDER 40000 MILES. I HEAR THIS I S PRETTY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL SO I WOULD LIKE A RECALL OPENED ON IT. *TR

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ODI 10227502 · 100,036 mi

THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT OF MY WIFE'S CAR, LEAVING HER STRANDED FOR HOURS WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING INCIDENT. *TR

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ODI 10113043 · 500 mi

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO MONTHS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE THE DASH BOARD. THE FUEL PUMP BLEW OUT. THE HEATING A COOLING WENT BAD. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. CONSUMER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT IT IS AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. *NM

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1
ODI 10410423 · 30,000 mi

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS AS THERE ARE MANY WITH THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS, FIRST EVERY GAUGE IN MY CAR QUIT WORKING NO RPM, NO GAS GUAGE AND NO SPEEDOMETER. SECOND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR NO REASON AT ALL IT WOULD JUST STALL AT REDLIGHTS WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF, DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM, I HAVE NEARLY WRECKED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS, THE LATEST WAS TODAY I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS THAT SAY THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FAULTY PLASTIC FUEL PUMP, WHY NO RECALL THIS IS GOING TO GET SOME…

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0
1
ODI 10228595 · 73,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REWIRED. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DOES NOT YET KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. …

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Electrical System
5
ODI 10249290 · 80,100 mi

FUEL PUMP FAILURE; CAR JUST DIED ON THE TURNPIKE; HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY; SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK; ITS MOVES ALL AROUND AND IS NOT ACCURATE; STILL NOT FIXED NEVER HAPPENS WHEN THE MECHANIC HAS IT; CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING; HAVE TO CRANK IT 2-5 TIMES TO TURN ON. STILL NOT WORKING MECHANIC CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

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ODI 10252786 · 89,000 mi

I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT COSTING ME ALMOST $800. ALSO THE MOTOR FOR TWO OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE WENT OUT. *TR

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ODI 10258897 · 92,000 mi

PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER IN SEPT. 2008 FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GO TO COLLEGE. HAD A CARFAX REPORT DONE AND FOUND NOTHING, CLEAN REPORT. 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, INST. CLUSTER WENT BAD, NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEC. 08 THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS MINE. I HAVE EVEN FOUND WEBSITES ADVERTISING TO REBUILD THE CLUSTER AS SO MANY ARE DEFECTIVE. NOW IF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH TO SEE THE MAJOR PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I FEEL THAT ENOUGH INFORMATION IS OUT ON THE INTERNET TO WARRANT …

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ODI 10113043 · 500 mi

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO MONTHS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE THE DASH BOARD. THE FUEL PUMP BLEW OUT. THE HEATING A COOLING WENT BAD. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. CONSUMER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT IT IS AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. *NM

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ODI 10437773 · 89,000 mi

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. I ORDERED 2 USED ONES THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REBUILD IT AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS RECALLED THIS ITEM ON SEVERAL MODELS BUT NOT ON THE CAVALIER AS OF YET. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS AND STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE. *KB

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ODI 10321112 · 20,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2003 CAVALIER BRAND NEW. WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SITUATION WAS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO SHIFT GEARS AND WHEN I HELD THE CLUTCH IN THE RPM'S DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO 0 AND THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, SO THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SINCE THAN THIS HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE DRIVING IT STALLS ON AVERAGE OF 5 TIMES A WEEK WHICH IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY ON THE FREE WAY. ALSO TO ADD TO EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINT…

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Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel
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ODI 10276821

I HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. CLUSTER PANEL WORKS OCCASIONALLY. *TR

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ODI 10310236

THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ASSUMING IT WAS JUST THE FLOAT, I DECIDED I WOULD IGNORE IT AND USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE WENT WELL PAST FULL, INTO THE REALM OF WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TWO TANKS OF FULL, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE COULD NOT MOVE. EVENTUALLY, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WENT PAST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE (NOW AT WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TWO AND A HALF TANKS) WHICH FREED THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE TO ACTUALLY REGISTER. NOW, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE…

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ODI 10410423 · 30,000 mi

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS AS THERE ARE MANY WITH THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS, FIRST EVERY GAUGE IN MY CAR QUIT WORKING NO RPM, NO GAS GUAGE AND NO SPEEDOMETER. SECOND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR NO REASON AT ALL IT WOULD JUST STALL AT REDLIGHTS WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF, DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM, I HAVE NEARLY WRECKED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS, THE LATEST WAS TODAY I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS THAT SAY THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FAULTY PLASTIC FUEL PUMP, WHY NO RECALL THIS IS GOING TO GET SOME…

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ODI 10410423 · 30,000 mi

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS AS THERE ARE MANY WITH THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS, FIRST EVERY GAUGE IN MY CAR QUIT WORKING NO RPM, NO GAS GUAGE AND NO SPEEDOMETER. SECOND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR NO REASON AT ALL IT WOULD JUST STALL AT REDLIGHTS WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF, DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM, I HAVE NEARLY WRECKED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS, THE LATEST WAS TODAY I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS THAT SAY THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FAULTY PLASTIC FUEL PUMP, WHY NO RECALL THIS IS GOING TO GET SOME…

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ODI 10437773 · 89,000 mi

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. I ORDERED 2 USED ONES THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REBUILD IT AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS RECALLED THIS ITEM ON SEVERAL MODELS BUT NOT ON THE CAVALIER AS OF YET. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS AND STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE. *KB

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ODI 10357087

2003 CAVALIER, THE DEFROSTER KNOB CABLE HAS GONE BAD 2X'S BEFORE IT IS GONE AGAIN, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WENT LAST YEAR, LAST MONTH THE FUEL PUMP WENT, THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR IS GOING, THE SPEEDOMETER IS MESSED UP ALONG WITH THE TACK, IT STICKS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR JUST TURNED 17, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID SHE WAS GOING 105, WHEN SHE SHUTS THE CAR OFF IT SAYS SHE'S STILL DOING 35, AT TIMES THE CAR WONT START, DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHY, THIS IS BS, THERE IS ONLY 72000 MILES ON IT, GM NEEDS TO START FIXING THESE PROBLEMS, SOME ONE I…

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ODI 10037215 · 6,500 mi

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND ALREADY BOTH OF THE BACK TURN SIGNALS/BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BURNT OUT. *AK

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ODI 10061942 · 9,500 mi

BRAKE LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE BURNED OUT 4 TIMES(LEFT 2 TIMES, RIGHT 2 TIMES) IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.*AK

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ODI 10062651

I AM A GM TECHNICIAN. GM IS HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH "J" BODY CARS WITH NEW BODY STYLE. (CAVILER, SUNFIRE YEAR 2001-CURRENT) THE PROBLEM IS WITH POOR TERMINAL CONTACT WITH THE REAR BULBS DUE TO DEFECTIVE BULB SOCKETS. THE RESULT IS LOSS OF REAR TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LAMPS ON ONE OR OFTEN BOTH SIDES. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS CARS OFTEN WITH LESS THEN 1000 MILES. IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND OUR SHOP MUST FIX 8 CARS A WEEK ON AVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WE ARE NOT A LARGE GM SHOP. NOT HAVING REAR TURN SIGNALS OR BRAKE LAMPS IS SERIOUS FOR RISK OF REA…

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Engine And Engine Cooling
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ODI 10236023 · 96,359 mi

COMING HOME FROM MILWAUKEE AT 12:30 AM WITH SON AFTER SEEING RACE IN SLINGER, WI. ON INTERSTATE, CAR LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER AND BECAME DEAD. CLOSEST GM DEALERSHIP IN WATERTOWN, WI WENT OUT OF BUSINESS LAST YEAR (PER TOW TRUCK DRIVER). HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD FUEL PUMP AND A PRICE OF OVER $800. CAME TO PICK UP WITH A TRAILER AND ASKED FOR HELP PUSHING CAR ON TRAILER. THEY SAID YOU COULD DRIVE IT UP AS THE MECHANIC TAPPED THE FUEL TANK AND IT STARTED. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK A FEW TIMES LAST WEEK WITH NO PROBLE…

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ODI 10245280 · 110,200 mi

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STARTUP ISSUES AND OCCASIONAL "CHUGGING" WHILE DRIVING - SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WOULD LURCH AHEAD AT TIMES, HAS ALSO BRIEFLY STALLED AT LIGHTS. ON 10/11/08, THE CAR WOULD BRIEFLY TURN OVER AND START FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, SHUT OFF, AND AFTERWARDS REFUSED TO START. HAD CAR TOWED FROM MY RESIDENCE TO MECHANIC SHOP WHO ALERTED ME THAT FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOW. FUEL ELECTRONICS WERE FUNCTIONING AS PER COMPUTER CHECK, TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD FUEL PUMP. CAR IS AT ~110,300 MILES. HAD SPARK PLUGS, FUE…

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ODI 10275695 · 86,300 mi

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 86,300 MILES ON IT. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START ON A BUSY JULY 4TH WEEKEND ALONG I-55 NORTH BOUND NEAR LITICHFIELD, IL. I T WOULD NOT RESTART, AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN THE FACT FINDING THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. APPARENTLY THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I REQUEST THAT GM BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED AMERICAN CARS, BUT A…

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ODI 10228595 · 73,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REWIRED. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DOES NOT YET KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. …

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ODI 10321112 · 20,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2003 CAVALIER BRAND NEW. WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SITUATION WAS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO SHIFT GEARS AND WHEN I HELD THE CLUTCH IN THE RPM'S DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO 0 AND THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, SO THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SINCE THAN THIS HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE DRIVING IT STALLS ON AVERAGE OF 5 TIMES A WEEK WHICH IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY ON THE FREE WAY. ALSO TO ADD TO EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINT…

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ODI 10357087

2003 CAVALIER, THE DEFROSTER KNOB CABLE HAS GONE BAD 2X'S BEFORE IT IS GONE AGAIN, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WENT LAST YEAR, LAST MONTH THE FUEL PUMP WENT, THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR IS GOING, THE SPEEDOMETER IS MESSED UP ALONG WITH THE TACK, IT STICKS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR JUST TURNED 17, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID SHE WAS GOING 105, WHEN SHE SHUTS THE CAR OFF IT SAYS SHE'S STILL DOING 35, AT TIMES THE CAR WONT START, DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHY, THIS IS BS, THERE IS ONLY 72000 MILES ON IT, GM NEEDS TO START FIXING THESE PROBLEMS, SOME ONE I…

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ODI 10113912 · 21,000 mi

THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS, AND THE DELAERSHIP HAS CONVINCED GM, BECAUSE I WROTE GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT I AM MAKING THIS STUFF UP TO GET AN SUV. FIRST THE RADIO WASN'T WORKING, THEY PUT THE CABLE BACK ON SAID IT WAS LOOSE, ITS STILL NOT SOUNDING LIKE A RADIO SHOULD. NEXT WAS THE POPPING IN THE FRONT END, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, UNDER WARRANTY BACK BRAKES SQUEALED REAL LOUD THEY SAID IT WAS DUST I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. BACK BRAKES STILL SQUEAL, FRONT END STILL POPS LIKE A BAD CV JOINT. TRUNK WOULDN'T SHUT HAD TO KEEP SLAMMING IT…

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ODI 10037215 · 6,500 mi

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND ALREADY BOTH OF THE BACK TURN SIGNALS/BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BURNT OUT. *AK

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ODI 10061942 · 9,500 mi

BRAKE LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE BURNED OUT 4 TIMES(LEFT 2 TIMES, RIGHT 2 TIMES) IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.*AK

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ODI 10062651

I AM A GM TECHNICIAN. GM IS HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH "J" BODY CARS WITH NEW BODY STYLE. (CAVILER, SUNFIRE YEAR 2001-CURRENT) THE PROBLEM IS WITH POOR TERMINAL CONTACT WITH THE REAR BULBS DUE TO DEFECTIVE BULB SOCKETS. THE RESULT IS LOSS OF REAR TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LAMPS ON ONE OR OFTEN BOTH SIDES. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS CARS OFTEN WITH LESS THEN 1000 MILES. IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND OUR SHOP MUST FIX 8 CARS A WEEK ON AVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WE ARE NOT A LARGE GM SHOP. NOT HAVING REAR TURN SIGNALS OR BRAKE LAMPS IS SERIOUS FOR RISK OF REA…

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Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

148 mentions · 21.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 64,640 mi (139 usable records).

ODI 10039337 · 2,600 mi

VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. FRONT END HAS POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING. REAR END MAKE LOUD NOISE WHEN WEIGHT IN PUT ON IT (EX. ENTERING AND DEPARTING VEHICLE CABIN). ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN (MANUAL...PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RPM'S DROP-OFF CAUSING A STALL). TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE LATTER PROBLEM.

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ODI 10042665 · 1,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHENEVER THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF TO DISENGAGE IT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEMS.*AK

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ODI 10046420 · 2,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

53 mentions · 7.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,000 mi (51 usable records).

ODI 10164320 · 50,395 mi

CONSUMER FILLED TANK UP, WHILE STILL HAVING OVER A HALF A TANK, CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. CAR TOWED TO GOODYEAR. FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE OF 678.00. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER A LOT OF CHEVROLET CARS FAIRLY NEW AND LOW MILEAGE HAVE BEEN COMING IN TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10188623 · 53,000 mi

ON APRIL 14 2007 MY HUSBAND WENT OUTSIDE TO START THE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WE PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2006, THE CAR HAS 53000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE NOT DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME AS THE CAR ITSELF WOULD HAVE SIMPLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC FIXED THE CAR AND REPAIRS RAN ALMOST 600.00. I THEN CALLED CHEVROLET TO COMPLAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE …

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ODI 10195316 · 31,242 mi

THERE WAS NO LEAD IN TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. STOPPED AFTER WORK TO PURCHASE A GROCERY ITEM AND THEN RETURNED TO VEHICLE. AT THAT POINT THE CHEVY CAVALIER WOULD NOT START. AAA CAME AND TOWED VEHICLE TO REPAIR FACILITY. I WAS SHOCKED THAT A VEHICLE WITH LESS THEN 35,000 MILE WOULD HAVE A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS SORT WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOM. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Steering assistance concerns

21 mentions · 3.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 55,500 mi (20 usable records).

ODI 10049266 · 5,000 mi

WHEN COASTING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING CLUTCH, CAR IDLE SPEED WILL DROP BELOW THE NORMAL IDLE SPEED OF 800 RPM. SOMETIMES, THE IDLE SPEED WILL BOUNCE AROUND BETWEEN 400 RPM AND 800 RPM. OTHER TIMES, THE ENGINE WILL STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WILL USUALLY OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE FIXING ITSELF. THE STALLING ENGINE IS A CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE LOST OF POWER STEERING MAKING TURNS. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *JB

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ODI 10052421 · 7,153 mi

I HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE THAT I RECENTLY PURCHASED. I BOUGHT A 2003 CAVALIER AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT LAST WEEK. I NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO TO TALK TO BEFORE I TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTIONS. MY CAR IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT AND I KNOW THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO GET A RENTAL CAR. WELL, HERE'S THE SITUATION LAST WEEK, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ON THE WAY TO TAKE IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND IT HAPPPENED AGAIN, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO…

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ODI 10072777 · 1,050 mi

I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM APPLE VALLEY CHEVROLET IN AUGUST 2003. THE CAR HAD 64 MILES ON IT WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERS LOT. AFTER THE CAR EXCEEDED 1000 MILES IT STARTED HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH NOT KEEPING RPMS AND SHUTTING OFF. WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF I NO LONGER HAVE POWER STEERING AFTER THIS HREPEATEDLY HAPPENED, I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING AND TOOK IT TO THEM THREE TIMES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IF IT DID NOT COME UP ON THEIR COMPUTER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AKTHE PROBLE…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

12 mentions · 1.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 66,287 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10064551 · 27,000 mi

4/1/2004-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FUCILLO STATED THAT IT WAS THE EMISSION CONTROL AND THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. TERRY STATED HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN PART WILL BE IN. REAR AXEL RATTLES AND TIRES ARE WORN ON THE INSIDE. FUCILLO STATED THAT THERE IS ANOTHER CAVALIER IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. THEY CHANGED DEFECTIVE MUFFLER AND REPLACED BRACKETS. 4/5/2004-TOOK CAR TO BRESEE CHEVROLET. THEY WILL NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE FUCILLO DID SO MUCH WORK ON IT. BRESEE HAD NO IDEA OF NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON PART. T…

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ODI 10127047

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON, ABS AND TRACK OFF LIGHTS BEGAN TURNING OFF AND ON PERIODICALLY IN MID MAY 2005. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MAY 19, 2005 FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND FOR THE WARNING LIGHTS JUST MENTIONED. THE LIGHTS BEGAN TURNING ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 20, 2005. THE LEFTWHEEL SENSOR, AND AN OXYGEN SENSOR WERE REPLACED, THIS, I WAS TOLD,WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. ON JUNE 24TH THE CAR BEGAN MISS FIRING ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE PROBLEM WAS SO SEVERE THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER. …

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ODI 10196811 · 55,000 mi

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 55,000 MILES WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN ONE DAY AFTER DOING SOME GROCERY SHOPPING, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT STALLED. TRYING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER, THE CAR STALLED AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT START UP AND STAYED ON. I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE PARKING LOT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER AND IT STARTED TO SETTLE DOWN. I DECIDED TO TRY AND DRIVE IT HOME WHERE THERE IS AN AUTO SHOP I USE RIGHT BY MY HOUSE. THE CAR DIDN'T MAKE IT EVEN A 1/2 MILE (ONLY TO THE NEXT TRAFFIC…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

6 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 28,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10032824

BRAKE PEDAL ON THIS CAR IS MUCH HIGHER THAN ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UNTIL THE DRIVER GETS USED TO THE HEIGHT MISMATCH, THE DRIVER'S FOOT HITS THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THIS WILL CAUSE A HUGE LAG IN RESPONSE TIME IN BRAKING.I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT AN ADJUSTMENT FOR EITHER PEDAL (LOWER THE BRAKE OR RAISE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL).*AK

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ODI 10042665 · 1,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHENEVER THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF TO DISENGAGE IT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEMS.*AK

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ODI 10102155 · 28,000 mi

1) BRAKE FAILURE, WARPED ROTORS AND HUBS, LRO. 2) CRASH, REAR END COLLISION. PROPERTY DAMAGE. 3) GM REFUSED TO FIX 2003 CAVALIER ON 01-17-04 UNDER WARRANTY AND AS A RESULT A CRASH HAPPENED ON 02-28-04, A REAR END COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.CAUSE WAS DEFECTIVE FACTORY EQUIPMENT, WARPED ROTORS AND HUBS RESULTING IN VIOLENT JUDDER, SHUTTER, AND CHATTER, DUE TO A LATERAL BRAKE RUN OUT PROBLEMS.THIS CONDITION SHOWS UP THRU THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. IT'S A TOTAL OUT …

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 98,450 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10113912 · 21,000 mi

THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS, AND THE DELAERSHIP HAS CONVINCED GM, BECAUSE I WROTE GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT I AM MAKING THIS STUFF UP TO GET AN SUV. FIRST THE RADIO WASN'T WORKING, THEY PUT THE CABLE BACK ON SAID IT WAS LOOSE, ITS STILL NOT SOUNDING LIKE A RADIO SHOULD. NEXT WAS THE POPPING IN THE FRONT END, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, UNDER WARRANTY BACK BRAKES SQUEALED REAL LOUD THEY SAID IT WAS DUST I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. BACK BRAKES STILL SQUEAL, FRONT END STILL POPS LIKE A BAD CV JOINT. TRUNK WOULDN'T SHUT HAD TO KEEP SLAMMING IT…

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ODI 10245280 · 110,200 mi

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STARTUP ISSUES AND OCCASIONAL "CHUGGING" WHILE DRIVING - SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WOULD LURCH AHEAD AT TIMES, HAS ALSO BRIEFLY STALLED AT LIGHTS. ON 10/11/08, THE CAR WOULD BRIEFLY TURN OVER AND START FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, SHUT OFF, AND AFTERWARDS REFUSED TO START. HAD CAR TOWED FROM MY RESIDENCE TO MECHANIC SHOP WHO ALERTED ME THAT FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOW. FUEL ELECTRONICS WERE FUNCTIONING AS PER COMPUTER CHECK, TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD FUEL PUMP. CAR IS AT ~110,300 MILES. HAD SPARK PLUGS, FUE…

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ODI 10329862 · 98,450 mi

IN RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07033 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER ON 95 SOUTH BOUND, WHEN THE TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED A LITTLE BIT. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING, HOWEVER NOTICED THE VEHICLE STALLING EVEN MORE. I WAS IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PLACE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, AND KNEW I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. MY CAR SHUT OFF AS I WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY VEHICLES GOING 60-70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 55,817 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10407329 · 55,817 mi

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER 2DR/STANDARD. TWO MONTHS AND COUNTING MY CAR STALLS ON STOP LIGHT. OCCASIONALLY, SHAKES WHEN I START, AFTER PUTTING GAS IN, IT WON'T START RIGHT AWAY (IT TAKES FIVE MINS OR LESS)...CHK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON...YES, OIL CHANGE REGULARLY, TUNED-UP DONE, NEW BATTERY, NEW IDLE VALVE, IT HAS BEEN CHECKED, BUT MY CAR STILL STALLS AND I CAN SMELL BURNED OIL WHEN I'M WARMING MY CAR AND GIVE SOME REV...PLEASE NEED HELP MY CAR IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND BY THE WAY I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO BUY EXPE…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b